Another Dust Cloud Moves Through Phoenix

A giant wall of dust was rolling through the Phoenix area on Tuesday, turning the sky brown, creating dangerous driving conditions and delaying some airline flights.

The dust storm, also known as a haboob in Arabic and around Arizona, formed in Pinal County and headed northeast for Phoenix.

The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “You have suddenly very poor visibilities that come on with all the dense dust in the air,'' he said.

Huge Duststorm Hits Phoenix (Video)

A massive 50-mile-wide dust storm blew through Phoenix late on Tuesday; videos show a gray wall sweeping across the city. Winds reached 60 miles per hour, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued, and visibility was so reduced that flights to Phoenix from Los Angeles and Las Vegas were canceled until 9 p.m. Tuesday. The high winds are expected to continue for several days.

All I can say is, Wow!